Frederick ellam



No. 625,876. Patented May 30, |899. F. ELLAM.

A APPARATUS FDR STENCIL PRINTING 0N CARDS. f

(Application illed Nov. 25, 1898.) (No Model.) 2 Sheats-Sheet I.

7 apo No. 625,876. Patented May 3o, |899.

F. ELLAM. APPARATUS FOR STENCIL PRINTING 0N CARDS.

`(Applicativi: led Nov. 25, 1898.) (No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFTCE.

FREDERICK ELLAM, OF LONDON, ENGLAND.

APPARATUS FOR STENClL-PRIVNTING ON CARDS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of LettersPatent No. 625,87' 6, dated May `30, 1899.

Application filed November 25,1898. Serial No. 697.440. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom 730' may concern:

Beit known thatl,FREDERIoKELLAM,a citizen of England, residing at No. 12 King street, Cheapside, in the city of London, England, have invented a certain new and useful Apparatus for Stencil-Printing on Cards, (for which I have applied for a patent in Great Britain,dated November 1'5, 1898, No. 24,0S2,) of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to apparatus for stencil-printing a number of cards successively the pervious parts of which ink is pressed by a roller on the card below.

The accompanying drawings show a machine according to this invention.

Figures l and2 are side views showing the moving parts in two different positions. Fig. 3 is a plan, and Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sec tion. Fig. 5 is apart transverse section showing the side guides for the cards.

By means of a winch-handle A or other power a crank-shaft B is caused to revolve in The crank is linked by a connecting-rod O to a feed slideblock D, which is guided on rods d as it is caused to reciprocate under a card-magazine composed of a box E, containing a number of superposed cards loaded by a weight F. On the slide-block D there is fixed, adjustable in height, a strip of metal e, the front end of which, as the block D reciprocates, meets the rear edge of the lowest card in the box and pushes it forward, each card as it4 is thus advanced pushing forward those in front of it,

which are guided along a table F by metal strips f, which are'iixed at the sides of the table and overlap the side edges of the cards. The feed-block D is connected by links D to the axis of a roller G, which receives ink from another roller g, that is inked by hand andv can be raised out of the way of G when there is sufficient ink on G. The axis of the roller G reciprocates in the slots of the upper adjustable sections or parts of vertically oscillatory sidev frames H, which are pivoted at I and are pressed down by adjustable springs, such as i. rest on cams K on the crank-shaft, these cams as the shaft revolves causing the frames to ascend and allowing it to descend.

The upper sections or parts of the pivoted The front parts h of the frames II holding thestencil plate or sheet, this frame having at its sides hooks l, which project over the ledges H', Figs. 3 and 5, of the frames H in such manner that normally the stencil-- frame rests on the sides of the table F; but when the frames H are slightly raised their ledges H strike the hooks Z, and the stencilframes and frames I-I rise together.

The apparatus works as follows: While the feed-block D is advancing a card, the frames H and stencil L are in their raised positions,

due to the action of the cam K; but the stencil is not raised as far as the frames and lthe inking-roller G, which advances Without delivering ink onv the stencil. During the return stroke of the feed-block D, which is effected without moving any card, the frames H and inking-roller G are in their lowered position, as allowed by the cams K, and depressed by the springs t, so that the roller G travels back, bearing on the stencil and pressing'ink through its pervious parts on the card below it. This action is repeated for every revolution of thecrank-shat't.

Having thus described the nature of this invention and the best means I know of carrying the same into practical effect, I claiml. The combination of vertically-movable side frames, a stencil-frame lying between the side frames, a support or table on which the stencil-frame normally rests, mechanism IOO side frames having lateral ledges, a table or support, a stencil-frame arranged between the side frames, normally resting on the table or support and having lateral hooks which are engaged by the lateral ledges of the side frames as they rise to lift the stencil-frame from the table or support, mechanism for raising the side frames and permittingthem to descend, an inking-roller traveling over the stencil-frame, a card-feeding device, and means for actuating the inking-roller and card-feed ing device, substantially as described.

3. The combination of a table or support, vertically-movable. side frames, a stencilframe lying between the side frames and normally resting on the table or support, mechanism for raising the side frames and -permitting them to descend, means for engaging parts of the stencil-frame and lifting the latter when the side frames are raised, an inking-roller traveling above the stencil-frame,

lvertically-movable side frames, a stencilframe arranged between said side frames, an inking-roller traveling over the stencil-frame, a reciprocating card-feeding block, a crank and rods respectively connecting the feedblock with the inking-roller and the crank,

substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in 'presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FREDERICK ELLAM.

Witnesses:

J No. I. M. MILLARD, GERALD L. SMITH. 

